Kerala District: 14 Trivandrum Quilon Pathanamthitta Alleppey Kottayam Ernakulam Trichur Palghat Calicut Wayanad Cannanore Kasargode Malappuram Idukki

General Information Of Kerala Capital Trivandrum Area 38,863 Sq.kms Length 575 km. Language Malayalam/English Temperature 35ºC to 21ºC Monsoon June to September/October Tourist Season October to March Major Port Cochin Airports Trivandrum, Cochin, Calicut Mode of Transport State transport bus, private bus, tourist taxi, regular taxi, auto rickshaw, private vehicles,ferry services. The State is linked with railways.  Beaches Kovalam, Shanghumugham, Varkala, Thirumullavaram, Alleppey, Cherai, Kappad and Bekal Sanctuaries Periyar, Thekkady, Parambikulam, Wayanad, Silent Valley, Thattekad, Eravikulam, Aralam, Peechi-Vazhani, Idukki, Chinnar, Peppara, Neyyar and Kumarakom Hill Stations Ponmudi, Peermade, Thekkady, Munnar and Devikulam Cash Crops Rubber, Coffee, Tea, Cardamom, Pepper and Cashew Speciality products Coir, Handloom, Handicrafts, MetalMirror and fibre products

Airports

There are three airports in Kerala. Trivandrum & Calicut airport is linked with International airports. There're daily flights operating from Singapore, Colombo, Male, Muscat, Bahrain, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Dubai to Trivandrum and Calicut. Cochin is linked nationally.

The different international flights operating with Trivandrum airport are Gulf Air,
Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Air Lanka, Air Maldives and Air India.

The domestic flights are Indian Airlines and Jet Airways.

Kerala is connected by rail to all important cities in India.

Services from all tourist centers in India.

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and private bus services provide transportation to just about any where in Kerala.

Kerala is undiscovered India. It is God's own country and an enchantingly beautiful, emerald-green sliver of land. It is a tropical paradise far from the tourist trial at the southwestern peninsular tip, sandwiched between the tall mountains and the deep sea. Kerala is a long stretch of enchanting greenery. The tall exotic coconut palm dominates the landscape.

Kerala is a 560-km long narrow stretch of land. At the widest, Kerala is a mere 120-km from the sea to the mountains. Gracing one side of Kerala, are the lofty mountains ranging high to kiss the sky. And on the other side the land is washed by the blue Arabian Sea waters. The land is covered with dense tropical forest, fertile plains, beautiful beaches, cliffs, rocky coasts, an intricate maze of backwaters, still bays and an astounding 44 glimmering rivers. Kerala's exotic spices have lured foreigners to her coast from time immemorial.

Jewish and Arabs trade's were the first to come to Kerala sailing in the ships to set up trading stations. The Apostle of Christ, St. Thomas is believed to have come to  Muziris in AD 52 and established the first church in Kerala
Portuguese discovered the sea route to India from Europe when Vasco da gama landed with his ship near Kappad in Calicut in AD 1498. Slowly the Kerala society became a mix of people belonging to various sects of Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. The arrival of Portuguese was followed by the Dutch, the French and finally the British.The State of Kerala was created on the 1st of November 1956. The Keralites celebrate this day as 'Kerala piravi' meaning the 'birth of Kerala'

The modern State of Kerala was created in 1956, when all the States in the country were re-organised on a linguistic basis. Malayalam (a palindrome) is the official language. Kerala is the smallest of the four southern States, but with the highest density in population. Keralites are proud to tell you that it has the highest literacy rate in the country (100 percent), the lowest rate of infant mortality and the leading female-to-male ratio (1,032 females to every 1,000 males), significant in a country where the gender bias is marked. Kerala also made history, when in 1957 it became the first State in the world to democratically elect a Marxist Government. Since then it has been ruled by various political parties from time to time and today politics continues to dominate conversation. Keralites are found in almost in every corner of the world, mostly in the Middle East and the United States of America. They are known for their work hard and sincerity.